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Additional booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine help protect solid organ transplant recipients

Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid organ transplants, a new study shows.

13 Apr 2022

A kind of kiss between cells plays key role in the fight between immune system and blood cancer cells

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered that a kind of kiss between cells, called trogocytosis, plays a key role in the battle between the immune system and blood cancer cells.

13 Apr 2022

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm.

13 Apr 2022

New aspergillosis infection model can help better observe the growth of fungus

A chip-based infection model developed by researchers in Jena, Germany, enables live microscopic observation of damage to lung tissue caused by the invasive fungal infection aspergillosis.

13 Apr 2022

Cancer patients with non-O blood types face higher risk of developing blood clots

A new Blood Advances study suggests that people with cancer and non-O blood types, such as types A, B, and AB, face an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots in the veins, three months after their initial diagnosis.

13 Apr 2022

Researchers find novel inhibitors that may suppress oncogenesis of metastatic prostate cancer

Researchers have found that treating prostate cancer cells with novel cyclin-dependent kinase 19 (CDK19) and homologous cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) inhibitors reduces their potential to migrate into and invade surrounding structures.

13 Apr 2022

Case of probable transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus from an unvaccinated mother to an infant through breast-feeding

A recent study discusses a case report of the probable vertical transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) from an unvaccinated mother to her newborn via breast milk.

13 Apr 2022

Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push

As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it'll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas.

13 Apr 2022

When symptoms linger for weeks, is it long covid?

Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer than expected, leaving them with lingering symptoms like intense fatigue or a racing pulse. But does that mean they have what's known as long covid?

13 Apr 2022

Impact of COVID-19 infection and vaccination on antibody response

A new study assessed the impact of COVID-19 and vaccination on antibody responses.

13 Apr 2022

Reducing Laboratory Waste to Help Save Our Planet

In this interview, we speak to Ali Safavi, CEO of Grenova, about their technology and how it is helping to reduce laboratory waste, making science more sustainable.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 13 Apr 2022

Researchers identify certain gene regulation signatures in CAR T-resistant leukemia patients

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells from patients whose cancers did not respond to CD19-targeted CAR T therapy had gene regulation signatures that could potentially facilitate treatment resistance, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

13 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spreads extensively in households, with children being an important source of spread

A study released today indicates that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) spreads extensively in households, with children being a significant source of that spread. Approximately 50% of household members were infected from the first-infected individual during the study period.

13 Apr 2022

Researchers publish consensus statement for the study of recalled experiences surrounding death

Scientific advances in the 20th and 21st centuries have led to a major evolution in the understanding of death. At the same time, for decades, people who have survived an encounter with death have recalled unexplained lucid episodes involving heightened consciousness and awareness.

13 Apr 2022

New standardized rounding tool reduces duration of mechanical ventilation for weaning patients

A Tennessee hospital reduced the amount of time patients required mechanical ventilation (MV) by nearly half, with a new standardized rounding tool that emphasizes weaning efforts.

13 Apr 2022

Risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, confirms study

The overall risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, affecting 18 people per million vaccine doses. A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, confirms that this risk is comparable to or lower following COVID-19 vaccination than other non-COVID-19 vaccines.

13 Apr 2022

Study shows significant increase in breastfeeding during COVID

In a recent study under consideration at the BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth journal and posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers described the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced pandemic on mother-baby dyads immediately after the first wave of the pandemic, i.e., between March and August 2020.

12 Apr 2022

Comparing SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron waves in Germany

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers compared the outcomes and characteristics of hospitalized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients during the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants’ dominant periods in Germany.

12 Apr 2022

Review: 52% of the global population affected by headache disorder every year

A new review of the evidence suggests 52% of the global population are affected by a headache disorder every year, with 14% reporting migraines. The review is published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.

12 Apr 2022

New analysis finds more cancer diagnosis through emergency routes in the UK

More cancers are being diagnosed through emergency routes in the UK than in comparable high-income countries, according to new analysis by the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP), which is hosted by Cancer Research UK.

12 Apr 2022

Hospital News and Research

Additional booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine help protect solid organ transplant recipients

A kind of kiss between cells plays key role in the fight between immune system and blood cancer cells

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

New aspergillosis infection model can help better observe the growth of fungus

Cancer patients with non-O blood types face higher risk of developing blood clots

Researchers find novel inhibitors that may suppress oncogenesis of metastatic prostate cancer

Case of probable transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus from an unvaccinated mother to an infant through breast-feeding

Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push

When symptoms linger for weeks, is it long covid?

Impact of COVID-19 infection and vaccination on antibody response

Reducing Laboratory Waste to Help Save Our Planet

Researchers identify certain gene regulation signatures in CAR T-resistant leukemia patients

SARS-CoV-2 spreads extensively in households, with children being an important source of spread

Researchers publish consensus statement for the study of recalled experiences surrounding death

New standardized rounding tool reduces duration of mechanical ventilation for weaning patients

Risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, confirms study

Study shows significant increase in breastfeeding during COVID

Comparing SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron waves in Germany

Review: 52% of the global population affected by headache disorder every year

New analysis finds more cancer diagnosis through emergency routes in the UK

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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